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EP0462805A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Digital wipe pattern generating device

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1991-06-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-06-18
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Abstract

Abstract The digital wipe pattern generating device comprises address generators (101, 108) for counting horizontal and vertical synchronization pulses (HD,VD) to generate addresses; calculator (117) for obtaining wipe address data by effecting a plurality of sorts of calculations in a digital manner while using predetermined coefficients, combining and selecting arbitrarily results of the calculations; and a device (107) for generating a wipe pattern by slicing the wipe address data at a predetermined slice level. Since all the processings are effected in a digital manner, it is easier to fabricate the device, using ASICs or ICs, and thus the scale of the circuits can be reduced.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sigeharu Kawamoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 18:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/222; H04N5/262; H04N5/265

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
A digital wipe pattern generating device comprising: horizontal address generating means (101) for counting horizontal synchronization pulses to generate a horizontal address for an image; vertical address generating means (108) for counting vertical synchronization pulses to generate a vertical address for an image; calculating means (117) for obtaining wipe address data by inputting said horizontal address and said vertical address therein, effecting a plurality of sorts of calculations in a digital manner while using predetermined coefficients, combining arbitrarily results of said calculations and selecting one from the combined results; and means (107) for generating a wipe pattern by slicing said wipe address data obtained by said calculating means at a predetermined slice level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 28 words
A digital wipe pattern generating device according to Claim 1, wherein said predetermined coefficients used in said calculating means (117) are outputted by a central processing unit (115).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A digital wipe pattern generating device according to Claim 1, wherein said slice level is generated by a central processing unit (115).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 75 words
A digital wipe pattern generating device according to Claim 1, further comprising a central processing unit (115) for generating a slice level; squaring circuits (116) for squaring said slice level to obtain a squared slice level; and a switch (118) for selecting either one of said slice level coming from said central processing unit and said squared slice level coming from said squaring circuits, the output selected by said switch being said predetermined slice level.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 106 words
A digital wipe pattern generating device according to Claim 1, wherein said calculating means (117) comprises multipliers (102, 109) for normalizing the outputs of said address generating means (101, 108); bit operating means (103, 110) for operating bits of the output of said multipliers; bit shifters (104, 111) for shifting the output of said bit operating means by a predetermined number of bits; subtracters (105, 112) for subtracting a predetermined coefficient from said output of said bit shifters; squaring circuits (106, 113) for squaring the output of said subtracters; and an adder-selector (107) for adding or selecting the outputs of said subtracters and said squaring circuits.

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